Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 4:36 AM CST (10:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-13 10:36:19 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.692° N, 97.683° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.215 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.74 km E of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.77 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.13 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.07 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.30 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.89 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.39 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.91 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.84 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.99 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.6Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.110 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.65 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.72 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.68 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.79 km SW of Aline, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.98 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.88 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.68 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.86 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.6Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.914 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.86 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.9Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.67 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.64 km ESE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.59 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 29
  45. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.611 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.69 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 2417 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.39 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.36 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.07 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.75 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.93 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.33 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.33 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.24 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.54 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.38 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 16
  11. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.42 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.35 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.6Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.514 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.712 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020awta. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.